Daily Life

Entering the Bathroom

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 142

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبْثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-khubthi wal-khaba'ith

Translation

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female devils.

What this dua means

It asks Allah for protection in a place where one should not remember Allah aloud.

When to read it

Say it before entering the bathroom, with your left foot first.

Its virtue

It shields you from the harm of the devils that gather in such places.